伺候 cìhou to serve, wait upon, attend to

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 伺候 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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中伺候。

It means to wait on someone, or attend to them. After hosting a big family dinner, a tired host sinks onto the sofa and says it. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

伺候 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

伺候 — the Chinese character for to serve, wait upon, attend to (cìhou), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 伺候 — to serve, wait upon, attend to

伺 — 7 strokes
候 — 10 strokes

Characters in 伺候

候 hòu — to wait; to inquire after; to watch

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Where 伺候 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Work and jobs Practise Topic: Everyday actions Practise

伺候 is pronounced cìhou and means “to serve, wait upon, attend to”.